Vote: Your job situation in Washington

Earlier this week, the state reported that November unemployment rose to 6.2 percent even though an average of 7,200 jobs have been created this year. The reason given: More people are re-entering the improving labor market.

There’s metro Seattle and there’s the rest of the state. Here a booming economy has driven unemployment down to 4.7 percent. But the statewide rate last month was above the national number of 5.8 percent. Washington’s job creation is relatively weak compared with this point in previous recoveries.

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